EPISODE · Aug 24, 2015 · 1H 1M
27 - Michael Gibson on Leaving Academia to Pursue Ideas
from The Isaac Morehouse Podcast · host Isaac Morehouse
Michael Gibson was pursuing a PhD in philosophy when it struck him that the really big ideas weren't being advanced within the walls of academia. He left, got into the tech world, and found himself running investor Peter Thiel's fellowship program for young college droupouts. He's recently co-founded his own venture capital fund to support young people who want to work on big ideas outside of the classroom. We discuss his love of literature and philosophy, how he wound up in Silicon Valley, and what it looks like to operate outside the status quo.
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Michael Gibson was pursuing a PhD in philosophy when it struck him that the really big ideas weren't being advanced within the walls of academia. He left, got into the tech world, and found himself running investor Peter Thiel's fellowship program for young college droupouts. He's recently co-founded his own venture capital fund to support young people who want to work on big ideas outside of the classroom. We discuss his love of literature and philosophy, how he wound up in Silicon Valley, and what it looks like to operate outside the status quo.
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